LABS Flashcards
For food to be able to pass along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the correct order of the organs is:
oesophagus - stomach - small intestine - caecum - colon - rectum - anus
Is the spleen part of the digestive system?
No, it is part of the lymphatic system
Where is the caecum located?
entry point of the large intestine
The duodenum receives material from which three organs?
stomach, liver & pancreas
What forms the common duct in the rat?
the hepatic and pancreatic ducts join to form the common duct
Where does the ileum pass its contents to?
caecum
The peritoneal, pleural and pericardial cavities of the rat share all of the following characteristics, EXCEPT:
A. they allow internal organs to move without friction
B. there is one of each of them
C. they are ventral in position
D. they contain a small volume of fluid
E. they have visceral and parietal surfaces
B. there is one of each of them - pleural cavity: two
What is the purpose of serous fluid?
it acts as a lubricant between parietal and visceral serous membranes
How many ventral cavities are there? What are they?
4 - left and right pleural cavities, pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
What is the first serous membrane we cut through in the rat lab?
Parietal peritoneum
What is the function of the visceral peritoneum?
Lines the internal organs and helps reduce the friction due to serous fluid between it and the parietal peritoneum
Where is the diaphragm located?
between thoracic and peritoneum in the abdominal cavity
During the rat dissection laboratory you learned the location of various organs within the thorax and abdomen. In the list of organs which follow, four are located close together and one is remote. Which is the remote organ?
stomach
spleen
pancreas
liver
caecum
caecum - part of the large intestine, located posteriorly in the abdominal cavity.
the others are located near the anterior end of the abdominal cavity
During your rat dissection lab, which of the following structures had the most vascular appearance?
Stomach
Urinary bladder
Colon
Jejunum
Spleen
spleen
Which of the following structures are you most likely to find in the rat?
canine teeth
gall bladder
bulbous uterus
vermiform appendix
adrenal gland
adrenal gland
- has incisors not canines
- no gall bladder in rats
- rats have a Y shaped uterus
- lack a vermifrom appendix
Which organ is NOT associated with the digestive system?
jejunum
pancreas
hepatic portal vein
spleen
liver
spleen
What is the function of the pancreas?
- exocrine glands that secreted digestive enzymes that are secreted in duodenum
What is the order of the small intestine
- DJI
duodenum joins to stomach
Jejunum middle part of small intestine
ileum joins to caecum
What is the function of the liver?
secretes bile which emulsifies fats and vitamins aiding digestion
Identify the organ that is NOT associated with the peritoneum in the rat.
mesentery tissue
pancreas
gall bladder
kidney
bladder
gall bladder
What is mesentery tissue?
double layer of peritoneum - associated with posterior abdominal cavity and the visceral peritoneum
During a rat dissection, a student encounters a tubular part of the gut. The student observes that most of this tubular section lies outside the abdominal cavity, and she is told that transport is the main function of the section. Little absorption or secretion occurs there. Which of the following statements about the tube is also correct?
A. it is held open by rings of cartilage
B. it is not connected to either the stomach or the caecum
C. it is convoluted or coiled
D. over most of its length it is suspended from the dorsal body wall by a mesentery
E. it does not receive secretions from either the liver or the pancreas
oesophagus
E.
Which of the following statements about the rat liver is correct?
A. Like the stomach and intestine, its blood supply is entirely from systemic arteries.
B. It has a tough fibrous connective tissue capsule.
C. Its ducts (hepatic ducts) join the small intestine downstream of the pyloric sphincter.
D. In life it is similar in colour to fat.
E. Most of the liver lies on the same side of the body as the pancreas.
C. hepatic duct drains into the duodenum
What side of the body does the liver lie?
right side of abdominal cavity
The structure which prevents you from choking from the food is called the:
glottis
oesophagus
trachea
epiglottis
upper oesophageal sphincter
epiglottis - flap that covers the trachea when swallowing
What is the glottis?
opening to the trachea
Choose the correct statement that completes the following sentence. In a rat, during swallowing, food:
- passes dorsal to the soft palate
- passes dorsal to the trachea and into the oesophagus
- is prevented from entering the oesophagus by the epiglottis
- must pass through the glottis as it enters the oesophagus
- is prevented from entering the nasal cavity by the epiglottis
2.
does food pass dorsal or ventral to the soft palate?
ventral
During your rat dissection lab, which of the following structures had the least vascular appearance?
Kidney
Liver
Stomach
Lung
Spleen
stomach
With respect to the digestive system of the rat, identify the correct statement:
- The liver has exocrine and endocrine functions.
- The region of the stomach responsible for food storage is opaque in appearance, whereas the area of the stomach responsible for acid and enzyme release is thin and translucent.
- As chyme leaves the stomach, it travels from the duodenum, to the ileum next, then to the jejunum.
- Bile is stored and concentrated in the gall bladder, and released in a pulsatile fashion.
- In the large intestine, content approaching the rectum are semi-fluid, whereas contents leaving the caecum are formed into firm faeces.
- The liver has exocrine and endocrine functions.
What is the state of contents in the caecum?
semi-fluid
During a rat dissection, a student encounters a tubular part of the gut. The student observes that most of this tubular section lies in the abdominal cavity, and she is told that digestion and absorption of nutrients occurs there. Which of the following statements about the tube is also correct?
- It receives secretions from the liver.
- It is directly connected to the colon.
- It is straight.
- Movement of chyme through this tube is under voluntary control.
- It is located exclusively on the rat’s left side.
Small intestine
- the liver secreted bile (emulsifies fats and aids in absorption of fats) into the common duct which it shares with the pancreas
The occurrence of unusually high amounts of fats and lipids in the faeces of a rat is most likely due to a problem with which organ?
pancreas / spleen
caecum
colon
stomach
liver
liver
An organ in the rat which manufactures proteins and then releases them both into the gut and into the blood stream is the:
spleen
thymus gland
adrenal gland
parotid gland
pancreas
pancreas - exocrine as well as secreting digestive enzymes into duodenum
Question 1: Which structures, seen in a coronal section of the brain, are all white matter?
- cerebral cortex, putamen & corpus callosum
- globus pallidus, corpus callosum & internal capsule
- globus pallidus, caudate nucleus & internal capsule
- corpus callosum, cerebral peduncles & internal capsule
- cerebellum, corpus callosum and pons
D.
corpus callosum - band of white matter than connects the two hemispheres of the brain
cerebral peduncles - refining motor movements, learning new motor skills, balance and posture maintenance. contains corticospinal and corticopontine fibres
internal capsule - white matter tract allowing descending and ascending neurons through
What types of fibres that span the left and right hemispheres of the corpus callosum ?
commisural fibres
Is the basal ganglia white or grey matter?
grey matter
What are the four ‘landmarks’, visible on the lateral side of the human brain, that define the lobes?
lateral fissure, preoccipital notch, end of parieto-occipital sulcus & central sulcus
The symptoms displayed by a patient with damage to the Supramarginal and Angular gyri would be:
- uncoordinated movement of the eyes
- unable to understand reading and writing
- unable to control hand movements for writing
- motor aphasia
- sensory aphasia
- unable to understand reading and writing
Which of the following lists contains ONLY forebrain structures?
- lateral ventricles, third ventricle, cerebral aqueduct
- cerebellum, medulla, pons
- thalamus, cerebral hemispheres, medulla
- corpus callosum, thalamus, hypothalamus
- cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, superior colliculus
- corpus callosum, thalamus, hypothalamus
What is the diencephalon?
- forebrain
- thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, third ventricle
Primary relay and processing center for sensory information and autonomic control
A student views a plastinated RIGHT brain hemisphere from the lateral side. Which of the following would be visible to her?
superior temporal gyrus
calcarine sulcus
midbrain
Broca’s area
third ventricle
A: superior temporal gyrus
calcarine sulcus - medial view
midbrain - medial view
brocas - dominant hemisphere (left)
third ventricle - coronal slice
Which of the following landmarks does NOT serve as a boundary separating lobes of the human brain?
lateral fissure
parieto-occipital sulcus
pre-occipital notch
central sulcus
calcarine sulcus
A: calcarine sulcus - runs through primary visual cortex and does not define brain lobes
lateral fissure: temporal/forntal
parieto-occipidal sulcus: parietal/occipital
pre-occipital notch: defines beginning of parieto-occipital sulcus
central sulcus: frontal/parietal
In the human brain, the gyrus containing the primary auditory cortex is:
postcentral
inferior parietal
inferior frontal
superior temporal
supramarginal
A: superior temporal gyrus
postcentral - primary somatosensory cortex
inferior forntal - brocas region
supra marginal - parietal lobe, inferior
The following pairs link function to structure. Which pair is INCORRECT?
A. primary somatosensory cortex - postcentral gyrus
B. Broca’s speech area - inferior frontal gyrus
C. primary motor cortex - precentral gyrus
D. primary visual cortex - superior frontal cortex
E. primary auditory cortex - superior temporal gyrus
D. primary visual cortex - superior frontal cortex
Where is the primary somatosensory cortex located?
postcentral gyrus
What lobe is the visual cortex located? What runs through it?
located within occipital lobe and calcarine sulcus runs through it
What separates the frontal lobe of the brain from the temporal lobe?
central sulcus
lateral fissure
superior temporal sulcus
fronto-temporal sulcus
longitudinal fissure
lateral fissure
What does the central sulcus separate?
frontal and parietal lobe
What does the longitudinal fissure do?
defines right and left hemispheres
Which of the following structures, which are involved in the production of cerebrospinal fluid or its flow through the brain, is closest to the midbrain?
Third ventricle
Lateral ventricle
Cerebral aqueduct
Central canal
Choroid plexus
cerebral aquaduct
What is the third ventricle, what is its function?
part of the forebrain, located intermediate to the two thalami
produce, secrete and convey cerebrospinal fluid
What is the lateral ventricle?
paired C-shaped structures in the cerebrum, superior to the midbrain
Where is the cerebral aquaduct located?
midbrain
What is the central canal?
the cerebrospinal fluid-filled space that runs through the spinal cord
What is the choroid plexus?
FOREBRAIN
A network of blood vessels and cells in the ventricles (fluid-filled spaces) of the brain.
produces cerebrospinal fluid
removes waste
supplies nutrients
protects against physical damage
A student studies a plastinated specimen of a human brain sectioned on the midline. Viewing the medial surface, all of the following would be visible, except for the:
calcarine sulcus
cerebral aqueduct
corpus callosum
tail of the caudate nucleus
temporal lobe
tail of the caudate nucleus
What does the cerebral aquaduct connect?
third and fourth ventricle
Does a person with a lesion in the primary visual cortex have problem controlling the movement of eyes?
No - its purpose is for visual processing and directing information to the secondary association areas
In a left lateral view of the brain, an area of the motor cortex is indicated. Would this area control movement of the left hand?
No - the corticospinal tract decussates in the lower medulla and thus the left hemisphere would control the right hand
What is the pons made up of?
grey matter (cranial nerve nuclei) and white matter (corticospinal fibres)
What is the anterior part of the primary visual cortex responsible for?
peripheral vision
Where is the substantia nigra found?
in the midbrain
All of the following are involved in hearing a question and speaking a reply, EXCEPT:
- Broca’s area
- white matter connecting cortical regions of the superior temporal gyrus
- cortex of the precentral gyrus, frontal lobe
- cortex of the occipital lobe, centred on the Calcarine Sulcus
- primary auditory cortex
- visual functions
All of the following statements about the midbrain are true, EXCEPT:
- It is a component of the brainstem, not the hindbrain.
- White-matter tracts called the internal capsule makes up the “floor” of the midbrain.
- The inferior border of the midbrain runs from the posterior edge of the inferior colliculus to the superior edge of the pons.
- The superior and inferior colliculi make up the “roof” of the midbrain.
- Cerebral spinal fluid runs through the midbrain.
- the internal capsule is a tract of white matter but the floor of the midbrain is made of the cerebral peduncles